Waste hauler pinned by own garbage truck

A Wareham man was taken to Cape Cod Hospital with minor injuries early Thursday morning after a garbage truck rolled forward and pinned him against the Wimpy's Seafood Cafe dumpster, authorities said.

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Posted May. 9, 2014 at 2:00 AM

Posted May. 9, 2014 at 2:00 AM

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OSTERVILLE — A Wareham man was taken to Cape Cod Hospital with minor injuries early Thursday morning after a garbage truck rolled forward and pinned him against the Wimpy's Seafood Cafe dumpster, authorities said.

Frank Travis, 43, was stuck against the fencing around the dumpster for about 90 minutes before someone heard him calling for help about 4:10 a.m. and alerted police, said Barnstable police Sgt. Sean Sweeney.

When police arrived at the 752 Main St. restaurant, an officer backed up the Cavossa Disposal Corp.-owned truck, allowing Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire Department responders to take him to the hospital with injuries to his abdomen, legs and head, Sweeney said.

Travis told police he must have forgotten to set the parking brake when he stepped out to close the door to the dumpster area, police said. As the truck rolled forward, he became wedged between the truck and the door, which cracked in half over the dumpster.